The reason why Magneto and Professor X, this pair of best friends, clearly had the same goal,
But embarked on two completely different paths. The reason was that their birth and experience were different.
Magneto's different birth and experience set him on a path of hatred for humans.
Attempting to curb violence with violence,
Allowing mutants to replace humans.
It wasn't that he didn't listen to Charles, put down his prejudice and hatred for humans, and get along with them peacefully,
But the result?
Humans had disappointed him time and time again.
Over and over again, everything that was precious to him was taken away.
So in that case, why did he choose to give humans a chance again and again? Let them hurt him again and again?
Magneto felt that there was a saying that was very true — —
Variation
and
pride。 (Variation and pride.)
Since God had allowed him to become a mutant and possess such powerful abilities, why would he need to live a lowly life in order to please humans?
Recruiting mutants,
Strengthening the Brotherhood,
This was what Magneto had always done. His goal in this life was to let mutants replace humans and become the masters of this world.
So it was completely imaginable how excited Magneto was when he came to "My Chinese Restaurant" and saw a nest of mutants. As for why he didn't pack this nest of mutants back to the Brotherhood immediately.
There were simply two reasons — —
First,
He knew that Lorna was his daughter.
Second, he had to taste Issou's cooking.
Because of the first reason, Magneto was not worried that he could not recruit Lorna and the others. It was precisely because of this confidence,
So he was not in a hurry.
As for the second reason,
It was not because Magneto was a foodie,
He only thought about food in the face of great things. It was because of Issou's cooking that he was stabbed by Green Frog and Orb yesterday, and was misunderstood by Charles.
Of course, there was a more important point — —
The twins he valued would rather stay as waiters in "My Chinese Restaurant" and do a job with no future than join the Brotherhood and contribute to the great mutant cause!
In this regard, Magneto was simply heartbroken. The siblings were simply wasting God's gift, okay?!
Therefore, Magneto felt that it was very necessary for him to personally taste Issou's Chinese food and see what kind of magic it had that made so many people lose their minds for it.
This was what Magneto thought before the dishes were served. He even thought about how to criticize Issou after eating her Chinese food later. Until he ate the first bite of Issou's spicy chicken …
He finally knew why Green Frog and Orb wanted to kidnap Izzo back to the Brotherhood (sniffles). He also finally knew why Charles believed their words and misunderstood him (sniffles). He also finally knew why the twins would rather stay in "my Chinese restaurant" as a waiter than join the Brotherhood (sniffles).
Magneto: "…"
No bragging.
If he were in their shoes, he would do the same.
At this time, Magneto was eating the spicy chicken that made him sniff and suck in cold air, but he still couldn't bear to put it down. At the same time, he had the same thoughts as Batman and Bruce — —
If Issou was allowed to become a chef in the Brotherhood, wouldn't he be able to get whatever mutants he wanted?
What?
Did Magneto forget what he just said to Issou? Did he forget that he just wanted to diss Issou?
…
…
…
I'm not.
I'm not.
Don't talk nonsense.
The same three consecutive denials. Yesterday, Magneto tried his best to clarify that he was determined not to kidnap Issou back to the Brotherhood as a chef, but in less than a day — —
His three consecutive denials were like a slap to his face.
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Except for Issou, Lorna, Wanda, and the rest did not know what happened yesterday. However, this did not prevent them from calmly waiting for Magneto to be slapped in the face after eating Issou's Chinese food.
But they did not expect — —
The slap in the face was so deep and so serious.
Caught off guard, the great Magneto's Residence! But! Live! Live! Live! On! Hand! Self! Self! Give! Eat! Cry! Cry!
Lorna and the rest: "…!!!"
Oh my god.
It was terrifying.
Oh.
They were talking about Issou — —
A woman who could make the great Magneto cry in public.
How terrifying.
Issou: "…???"
"Why are you looking at me?"
After the black-haired girl walked out of the kitchen, she saw Clarice and the rest looking at her with admiration, as if she had done something amazing.
Wanda and the rest: "…"
Didn't she just do something amazing?
When they thought of Magneto crying while eating, Clarice and the others thought in their hearts, this big boss was not just kneeling in front of Issou's Chinese food. His face was rubbed against the smooth floor by Issou's Chinese food.
Andy could not help but ask Issou again, "Are you really not a mutant?"
Probably because the fact that Magneto cried while eating had a huge impact on Andy, he had completely forgotten his fear and vigilance of this supervillain. His mind was filled with curiosity.
If Issou was a mutant, then did his mutant ability allow him to make food that was so delicious that it touched people's hearts?
If Issou was not a mutant, then how delicious was his Chinese food to make the great Magneto cry while eating?
"Of course."
Issou, who did not know the truth, naturally did not know why Andy asked this. He was just curious why he asked again. After all, he had just answered a similar question.
Lauren saw Issou's confusion, so she explained to him, "Emmm … Andy was just surprised."
In fact, after seeing Magneto's reaction, even Lauren was a little unsure whether Issou's answer was true or not.
Hearing Lauren's explanation, Issou was even more confused. Wanda smiled and said, "They can't believe that your Chinese food can make Magneto cry."
Cry from eating?
If Issou was just curious and puzzled by Andy and Lauren's words, now she was completely stunned by Wanda's words.
Looking at Wanda, who was smiling in front of her, the black-haired girl did not know whether she should think that she was dreaming or not.
After all, what Walter was saying now was even more unbelievable than Magneto saying that he was here to patronize "my Chinese restaurant", alright?
Issou: "…"
This was ridiculous.
"Wanda is telling the truth."
Seeing the expression on Issou's face, Pietro pulled the black-haired girl to look at Magneto.
As the saying goes, hearsay is false, but seeing is believing. No matter how unbelievable a matter was, seeing it with one's own eyes was more convincing than hearing it a hundred times.
In fact, this was indeed the case. When Issou saw Magneto with teary eyes and a red nose …
"You guys are overthinking it."
When Issou saw Magneto's "pitiful" appearance, she could not stop smiling. However, she still corrected Wanda and said, "It's obviously because Magneto can't handle spicy food."
To be honest, it was not that Issou's Chinese restaurant had never served Sichuan cuisine before. Many customers ordered Sichuan cuisine. When Charles, who was closest to Magneto, came to "my Chinese restaurant" for the first time, he ordered a classic Sichuan cuisine —
Spicy boiled fish.
It's just that Izzo never expected that compared to Charles, Magneto would be so unbearable that he would cry in public.
"No, no, no."
Pietro shook his head and said, "If Issou's food wasn't good, would Magneto not be willing to put down his chopsticks?"
Many people who could not handle spicy food would be repelled by the spiciness after tasting it for the first time, but Magneto did not —
Was it because he had masochistic tendencies?
No, no, no.
It was because Issou's spicy chicken was too, too delicious. Even if the ratio of two catties of chili to one catty of chicken made him doubt his life, he still could not bear to put it down.
Therefore, according to this logic, it was not wrong to say that Magneto cried because of the spicy food.
Lorna and the others unanimously agreed with Pietro's statement. When Issou saw this, he could not help but laugh and said, "Whether it's eating or crying because of the spiciness, for you guys, crying is the main point, right?"
When they heard Issou's words, Clarice and the others did not refute, but it was obvious from the bright smile on their faces —
Their main point was indeed this.
Wanda reached out and hugged Issou's shoulder. She said with a smile, "To be honest, I never thought that I would be able to see the great Magneto cry in my life."
She gave the black-haired girl a thumbs up. "You're amazing, Issou."
She originally thought that after working at "My Chinese Restaurant" for so long and having seen so many storms and waves, she had reached the point where she could remain unmoved no matter what happened.
However, Wanda realized that she had overestimated herself, because she really did not expect —
The great Magneto would kneel so weakly, hahahahaha.
Issou: "…"
You probably didn't think that Magneto, who was kneeling like this, would be your father, right?
Looking at Wanda, who could not stop laughing because Magneto cried because he ate spicy food, the black-haired girl's mood was inexplicably complicated.
Uh …
Charles was also inexplicably complicated. This Professor X, who also witnessed one of the darkest days of Magneto's life yesterday, saw Issou's "SOS" text message. He immediately found Nightwalker and asked him to take him directly to "My Chinese Restaurant".
When Charles saw Issou's text message, he was worried that he was one step too late. Because he was teaching a class at the time, he did not see the black-haired girl's text message in time.
After all, just like Issou, Charles was also worried that after what happened yesterday, Magneto rushed to "My Chinese Restaurant" the next day to take Wanda and Pietro away, or to settle the score with Issou.
However, Charles did not expect that when he rushed to "My Chinese Restaurant", what he saw was not the scene of Magneto robbing the mutated humans here, nor was it the scene of Magneto and Issou confronting each other. Instead, it was …
His best friend!
His eyes were red!
His face looked like he cried!
Charles: "…???"
He felt like he had missed out on billions of dollars.
"Issou, what's going on?"
Charles looked at Issou and the others curiously. The expression on his face was obvious.
Was Charles close to Magneto?
Of course they were close.
Even if they are in different positions now, no one will deny the existence of their friendship before they parted ways. It is precisely because Charles is so familiar with Magneto that when he sees him like this at this moment, he is almost dying of curiosity about what happened before, okay?
What?
You ask Charles if he hasn't guessed the reason for the unfinished spicy chicken?
…
…
…
Not boasting.
Not really.
It was not that Charles couldn't even guess this, but he had known Magneto for so long, but he had never heard that he couldn't eat spicy food.
Before the two parted ways, when they worked together for themselves and the mutated humans, they ate and slept together, so Charles thought that he had some understanding of Magneto's taste.
It was precisely because of this reason that Charles never thought that Magneto, who could eat spicy food, would cry because of spicy food. It was not until Issou told him why Magneto cried …
After Charles heard Issou's words, he was stunned for a moment. He asked, "Are you kidding? Issou. "
"Do I look like I'm kidding?"
Hearing Charles's question, Issou showed him an innocent expression, then said very honestly, "Or Charles, do you think we can work together to make Magneto cry?"
Charles: "…"
That's true.
But after confirming that Magneto not only did not do anything to Issou, but also made himself cry, Charles …
"Pfft!"
Hahahahaha, sorry, he couldn't control himself again!
As an old friend of Magneto, it was not the first time Charles saw him cry, but it was the first time he saw him cry so "miserably" while laughing so happily.
Issou: "…"
He remembered the laughter that echoed in the office yesterday …
Unlike Issou, Lorna, Lauren, and the others, who did not watch the "X-Men" comic/anime, heard Charles's barbell-like laughter and subconsciously turned their heads to look at Magneto.
Just now, even when they were rubbing against Magneto on the ground with Issou's Chinese food, they still tried to control themselves, unlike Charles now.
He was laughing so hard that he could barely control himself.
Lauren and the others thought that Magneto would be angry, but his attitude was surprisingly calm. He looked up at Charles and said, "Oh, Charles, you're here?"
Lauren and the others: "…???"
It turned out that Magneto and Professor X had such a good relationship?
Charles: "…"
Don't overthink it.
Obviously, Magneto had just entered the after-dinner sage mode.
Charles knew Magneto. They did have a good relationship, but this did not mean that he would laugh when Magneto made a fool of himself … He would not care.
After all, he also laughed so hard yesterday … and Magneto almost wanted to hit him.
But today, he laughed when he cried in public... but he wasn't angry, and his face didn't even darken. It wasn't because Magneto's temper was much better, but because he simply entered the after-meal sage time.
Once the diners who came to "My Chinese Restaurant" entered the after-dinner sage mode, whether they were addicted to bickering with each other (such as Tony and Bruce) or had different stances (such as Shylock and Moriarty), they would create a rare harmonious atmosphere when they got together.
Once the after-dinner sage mode was over, those who were not pleasing to the eye would still be displeasing to the eye, and those who were competing with each other would still compete with each other, but that was all after the after-dinner sage mode.
When it was still the after-dinner sage mode, the diners were, without exception, in a relaxed and happy mood. In this case, even Magneto was no exception.
Charles knew Magneto well, and he had once eaten Chinese food cooked by Issou and entered the after-dinner sage mode, so he knew what was going on with Magneto's current reaction.
"Ahem."
Charles cleared his throat and rubbed his cheeks that were sore from laughing too hard. He then sat opposite Magneto and said, "If you didn't come to 'My Chinese Restaurant', I wouldn't be here today."
Hearing Charles say this, Magneto glanced at him, then picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then said to him, "Charles, I didn't know you were so clingy before."
"Don't change the subject, Eric."
When Charles heard Magneto's words, he immediately rolled his eyes at him and said, "You know what I mean."
Because when Issou sent him a "distress" text message, he did not tell him in detail what happened or who was in "My Chinese Restaurant". He only told him that Magneto came to "My Chinese Restaurant".
Therefore, Charles always thought that Magneto was either coming for Wanda, Pietro, or Issou.
But after coming to "My Chinese Restaurant", Charles found that in addition to Wanda, Pietro, and Clarice, there were also three mutants, Lorna, Lauren, and Andy.
And from the "communication" with Lorna, Charles learned that they had been targeted by members of the Brotherhood before. This time, they found them in "My Chinese Restaurant". He didn't know if it was a coincidence or as he guessed, but they had already seen through the smoke grenade they threw out.
"I don't know."
When Magneto heard Charles's words, he immediately shook his head, pretending to be stupid. Perhaps it was because he had just cried, but his red eyes and nose softened his usual cold and tough demeanor. At this moment, he actually looked a bit innocent.
Now, the "innocent" leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants said to his old friend, "I just came here for a meal."
When he heard Magneto's words, Charles gave him a suspicious look and said, "Do you think I'll believe you? Eric. "
Of course, Charles knew that no matter how much Magneto hated humans, he still needed to eat like humans, so he didn't find it strange that he would come out for a meal.
But the reason why Charles didn't believe him was —
Who in the world would come to eat in full gear?
Charles's blue eyes swept across Magneto's helmet, armor, and cloak, and finally landed on his face, letting him clearly see the disbelief on his face.
"Don't keep me in suspense, just say it."
Charles said to Magneto, "Are you here for Wanda? Or are they here for Lorna? "
"You guessed wrong, my old friend."
When he heard Charles's words, Magneto shook his head at him, and there was a rare smile on his face. He said, "I'm here for Issou."
Charles: "…???"
Wait!
This isn't right!
However, Magneto pretended not to see that Charles was about to speak, and continued, "I now know that I really misjudged Green Frog and Orb yesterday. Our Brotherhood of Mutants really needs a chef like Issou."
Issou: "…???"
The black-haired girl didn't expect Magneto to inexplicably involve her, and she was stunned for a moment. What made her even more confused was —
Magneto, who clearly wanted to kill her yesterday, was now sincerely inviting her to join the Brotherhood of Mutants!?
"If you are willing to join our Brotherhood, you can name any conditions."
For a long time, in order to be able to recruit more outstanding mutants to strengthen their Brotherhood, Magneto did not hesitate to use all kinds of methods. And at this time, even if Issou was not a mutant, he was more valuable to Magneto —
Because he could bring more mutants to him.
So in order to show his goodwill, Magneto even gave Issou a rare smile.
Issou, who received a shark's smile: "…???"
Is he threatening me —
If I don't agree, he will bite me to death?
"Eric, stop it!"
Charles stopped Magneto, and he said, "Do you think Issou is suitable to stay in the Brotherhood?"
As the leader of the Brotherhood, Magneto's attitude towards humans was not something the members of the Brotherhood under him could treat humans with a friendly attitude.
What?
You said that Issou's cooking skills could conquer the entire Brotherhood?
…
…
…
Whatever.
Charles indicated that this was not part of his consideration for the time being.
"Why not?"
Magneto heard Charles's words and raised his eyebrows slightly. He said, "If you are worried that Issou will be bullied in the Brotherhood, then don't worry. With me around, no one dares to bully him."
Hearing Magneto's words, the corner of Charles's mouth twitched. He believed what he said was true, but …
"Well, let me put it another way. Do you think Issou can get along with the members of the Brotherhood?"
Hearing Charles's question, Magneto did not answer him. Instead, he asked a question of his own, "Do you think Issou can get along with Lorna?"
"Of course."
Charles responded and then looked at him strangely. He asked, "Eric, what do you mean?"
Not only Charles, but even Lorna, who was called out, looked at Magneto. She shook her head and said, "I'm not a member of the Brotherhood."
"You are."
Magneto looked at Lorna, his gray-blue eyes were a little warmer when he looked at her. He said, "You are my daughter, Magneto. How can you not be a member of the Brotherhood?"
Magneto's words stunned Lorna. Obviously, she did not know about this.
In fact, it wasn't just Lorna. Everyone else present had a look of surprise on their faces, and Izu's mind was filled with question marks.
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